Last week I pointed out three of my favorite podcasts. Here are my other three favorites and a few that I have recently discovered.

• All Songs Considered. This is the one podcast I will never miss. I don’t have time to listen to each episode of every podcast I subscribe to, but I’ll always find time for All Songs. The half-hour format combined with host Bob Boilen’s crazy knowledge about music makes this an engaging and quick listen each week. If there is a better way to discover new music I don’t know about it. I discovered my current favorite, Bon Iver, on an All Songs show about SXSW. The producers of the show also put together an eclectic live concerts podcast that is often worth the listen.
• This American Life. I’m a raving fan of this show. Ira Glass and his fellow contributors are story-telling wizards. They have the ability to take ordinary people’s experiences and tell them in a way that peels back significant (at times transcendent) layers of meaning. The most recent example of this comes from an episode earlier this month. The Giant Pool of Money tells the story of the current credit/mortgage crisis in a way that completely held my attention for an hour. Seriously… check it out for yourself.
• New Community Covenant Church. As I was transitioning from my job/community at PCC to my current role in Chicago, I spent time listening to NC3’s sermon podcast. Listening to Peter and Michael preach to the church we would be joining was helpful for me. The caliber of preaching is good enough that I would recommend it to anyone… just be prepared to be occasionally uncomfortable. Peter preached about politics our second Sunday at the church and had just about everyone squirming at some point during the sermon. Nice.

Related…

• Recent podcast discoveries: Speaking of Faith, Radio Lab, and NPR’s Movies Podcast.
• Be sure to read about Larry’s favorite podcasts in the comments from last week’s post.
• I’ve written about This American Life before on this blog and over at rednoW.com.